"JZach" > wrote in message
m...
> Been around a few years wih this stuff but this is driving me crazy!
>
> Fresh install of W2k w/SP4
> New:
> Amptron M7NCD-A02 motherboard
> AMD Athalon XP 2600
> 400 DDR RAM - 512MB
> Power supply
> GForce MX 440 - 8X
> Sound Blaster Live
> DirectX 9.0C
>
> The thing will go about 1 lap into a race and then it crashes every time.
> Haven't tried using the onboard sound but that shouldn't matter. I think
> it's a video card issue maybe, drivers or something. I am using the latest
> nVidia drivers from their site - 6177. Didn't have any luck with some
older
> drivers either. I do have the latest drivers for the nForce chipset
> installed for the MB.
>
> No virus software installed. Just been to a few sites for drivers, etc.
Box
> should be fine.
>
> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! I've done countless installs of
the
> Papy sims through the years and have never ran into anything this wacked!
>
>


Sounds like your card may be overheating. I had the same problem with a PNY
brand MX440.

bluestringer